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funding

Funding is the act of providing financial resources, usually in the form of money, or other values such as effort or time, to finance a need, program, and project, usually by an organization or company.

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HopSkipDrive Revs Up Its Seed Funding
HopSkipDrive Revs Up Its Seed Funding
July 15, 2015  |  Merchant Innovation

HopSkipDrive, a ride-sharing startup in California that helps parents get their kids from one place to another, has raised $3.9 million in seed funding. TechCrunch...

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Uber’s Competitor In China Raises $2 Billion
Uber’s Competitor In China Raises $2 Billion
July 09, 2015  |  International

The chief Chinese ride-sharing competitor to Uber has announced it has raised $2 billion in new funding. Didi Kuaidi, which was formed earlier this year...

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Global Fashion Group Racks Up $167M In Funding
Global Fashion Group Racks Up $167M In Funding
July 02, 2015  |  Europe

Rocket Internet’s Global Fashion Group (GFG), the German Internet platform’s fashion-focused umbrella group, announced yesterday (July 1) that it secured €150 million ($167 million) in...

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Uber Co-founder Launches App To “Spot” Locations
Uber Co-founder Launches App To “Spot” Locations
June 22, 2015  |  Mobile Commerce

Spot might come across as yet another app for finding food, sightseeing, shopping and reviews, but Uber’s co-founder Garrett Camp, whose incubator just funded the...

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Stripe Dashboard Launches For iPhone
Stripe Dashboard Launches For iPhone
June 10, 2015  |  News

After backing Facebook for its “buy button,” San Francisco based online payments vendor Stripe, which powers payments processing for businesses in over 18 countries, has...

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PillPack Pharmaceutical Delivery Startup Eyes Retail Locations
PillPack Pharmaceutical Delivery Startup Eyes Retail Locations
June 04, 2015  |  Merchant Innovation

With $50 million raised in Series C funding, pharmaceutical delivery startup PillPack will throw its hat into the ring against brick and mortar giants like...

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Twitter Writes A Big Beacon Check
Twitter Writes A Big Beacon Check
April 24, 2015  |  News

Twitter’s entry into the eCommerce space might have started with its “Buy button,” but its next logical move seems to be beacon-inspired, believes CEO Hilmi...

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